Mayor’s Office: NYC says it saved nearly $6M for small businesses in first 100 days; Executive Order 11 orders fines-and-fees inventory, Business Express expanded

A May 31, 2026 Small Business Month event from the Mayor’s Office and Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry promoted new city small-business supports, said the city saved “nearly $6 million” in fines and fees for small businesses in its first 100 days, announced Executive Order 11 to create a comprehensive inventory of fines and fees, and described expansions to the Business Express service and free legal help for commercial lease issues. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I

# What’s happening
– Mayor’s Office reported nearly $6 million saved in fines and fees for small businesses. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– Executive Order 11 requires a comprehensive inventory of fines and fees; Mayor’s Office announced it May 31, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– NYC Small Business Services expanded its Business Express team to provide one-on-one assistance; announced May 31, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I

# Why it matters
– Affects nearly 180,000 small business entrepreneurs citywide, per the event. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– City says savings return money to businesses for operations and payroll, increasing short-term cash available. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I

# Key details
– The city claimed “nearly $6 million” in fines-and-fees savings during the first 100 days. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– The Small Business Month event was published May 31, 2026 by the NYC Mayor’s Office. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– Executive Order 11 was cited as the mechanism to build a comprehensive inventory of fines and fees. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– NYC Small Business Services (SBS) is expanding the Business Express team and offering free legal services for small business commercial lease issues. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– SBS hotline listed in the event: 888-SBS-4NYC (888-727-4692); website nyc.gov/business. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I
– Earlier City Council and agency hearings show agencies, including the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, participating in city reviews of fines and fees (earlier meetings, Feb–May 2026). Source: https://youtu.be/TZPg3fz5e2A; https://youtu.be/8XE1BA8XWtQ

The city’s May 31, 2026 Small Business Month event asserted nearly $6 million in fines-and-fees savings for small businesses in the administration’s first 100 days. The video clip contains the claim but does not provide a line-item calculation or identify specific beneficiary businesses. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I

**Council Member Shanel Thomas‑Henry**
– Role or jurisdiction: New York City Council Member.
– Action taken or responsibility: Appeared with the Mayor’s Office at the Small Business Month event to promote supports.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Event published May 31, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I

**NYC Small Business Services (SBS)**
– Role or jurisdiction: City agency that supports small businesses in New York City.
– Action taken or responsibility: Expanding Business Express service team and offering free legal services for commercial lease issues.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Hotline 888-SBS-4NYC (888-727-4692); website nyc.gov/business; announced May 31, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I

The event text lists specific program changes — Business Express expansion and free legal services — and cites Executive Order 11 to produce a “comprehensive inventory of fines and fees.” The announcement frames the inventory as a step to “reduce fines, take on unnecessary penalties, and eliminate burdensome regulations,” but the video does not supply the inventory itself, the methodology for the $6 million calculation, nor an itemized list of businesses that received relief. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I

Earlier public meetings and testimony provide context on citywide work to review fines and fees but do not furnish the $6 million breakdown or recipients. In a February 24, 2026 Consumer and Worker Protection hearing, agency staff said they were part of a task force reviewing fines and assessing amounts to avoid penalizing small businesses. That record indicates agencies are reviewing fines but does not name which businesses received savings tied to the $6 million figure. Source: https://youtu.be/TZPg3fz5e2A

In earlier coverage of small-business regulatory reform, Council and agency officials described policy changes such as zero-dollar penalties and license-category reforms that can lower costs for small businesses. Those reforms were discussed in prior hearings and budget testimony but were not tied in those records to an exact $6 million total or to a roster of beneficiary businesses. Source (earlier meeting, Mar 19, 2025): https://youtu.be/w26d24z4sf0

The public record available in the May 31, 2026 event and the cited hearings shows the city’s claim and the policy steps (inventory and service expansions) but does not supply the detailed accounting requested — neither the calculation methodology nor the names of businesses that received the savings appear in these sources. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I; https://youtu.be/TZPg3fz5e2A

For reference, the May 31, 2026 event video and metadata contain the primary announcement and SBS contact information. Source: https://youtu.be/TzYb7x0L5-I